from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. hey, everybody, so glad you're here with us, it's winesday wednesday, it's december 5th. >> already. >> already is right. >> is flying by. should we do a toast just to midweek? >> absolutely. >> and to the luncheon we are going to have today. >> that's right. we are going to see a lot of you today, hopefully about 200 of you at gallagher's. called gallagher's steak house

at west 52nd street, just two doors down from "scandalous." >> 11:30 we will be there. we are going to this studio and go running over there. >> hopefully we'll see you at the matinee. sad news to announce that we did post our closing date yesterday, we had to. sadly. i was with the cast last night and i'm prejudiced, of course, i'm the mother of this show. they are the best -- they are the best cast on broadway. they are unbelievable. and i love them to pieces. every -- you know, there's a sadness that comes with this but a good art tell in "the post" today, michael reidel writes the definitive theater article. he was saying so many of the brand-new shows this fall really really have struggled and already posting closings. hurricane sandy was just devastating to everybody in the tristate area but broadway was badly hit. all the shows like "jersey boys," that sort of thing, " mamma mia!" " they will be fine, advanced sales. nobody really recovered, the new

shows, "chaplin," i think "the anarchist" closing. performers all closing. >> never really know if something's over, we should point out. >> somebody sent me a note today that said just when you think something's over it's actually beginning. it was i guess louis la more once said that i want to encourage everybody to go, if you are in town, in new york, go see some of these shows that are -- they are here for a short time, means the world for our performers to have people in the audience. it -- lots of great shows out there. give it a chance and to every body that has come to see it and loved it and stood and cheered, god bless you. thank you for coming. it has taken awhile to find our audience, because nobody knows what our show was. you know what's happening now, kind of the sad part about it people are coming back second, third, fourth and fifth times now, because they love it so much. if you are one of those people, bless you. >> yes, thank you. >> so, jimmy fallon -- >> our friend jimmy fallon on

the air last night, every now and then, he thinks it's fun to poke fun at us and something to do with what we often have on our table. >> what the what? >> let's just watch and learn. >> let's take a look at the "pros & cons" of the rockefeller center christmas tree. here we go. pro, the tree stays lit all through the holidays. con, so does hoda and kathie lee. >> that's not fair. love those guys. >> god bless them. >> doesn't the tree, so do hoda and kathy, so not does. >> so do i? >> so do we. >> it's so done hoda and kathie lee. >> so done? >> done did it. that's what it is. it is done did it. did it right. >> pick on somebody your own size, short man. all right? he is not that short. >> he's not that short. >> he is adorable. >> the most famous unborn baby yet. i'm already tired of this.

>> here is something funny. everybody wants to know how kate is doing and what not. >> doing better? >> better. in the hospital. but these australian dejays decided to do something crazy, thought they would call the hospital, imitate the queen and prince charles and get put right through to kate's room so they could speak to her on the phone. they thought, let's just try. so live on the air, they dialed the number and this is exactly what it sounded like. take a listen. >> good morning. how may i help you? >> hello, i'm just after my granddaughter, kate, i want to see how her little tummy bug is doing. >> she had an uneventful night. she was quite dehydrated when she came in. she was given some iv fluids but she is stable at the moment. >> okay. i'll just feed my little corgis then. so, what -- when is a good time to come and visit her, 'cause i'm queen, so i need a lift down there? >> when was a good time? did they answer that? >> i don't know.

>> well, you know -- first of all, she didn't even pause, the woman. she went right into, well, she is fine. came in a little dehydrated. >> my granddaughter's tummy? >> yeah. >> tummy bug. >> not her granddaughter either. >> no. it is not. >> a couple clues there. >> these guys, the deejays are mel greg and michael christian, they are two guys? >> from the summer 30 show on australian radio. >> my god. >> the hospital did confirm the conversation. they said this was a foolish prank call that we all deplore. we take patient confidential at extremely seriously. now we are reviewing all telephone protocols. >> perfect. >> who use a word like "protocols"? hospital. >> so we talked about the royal names and you guys were quick to chime in when we asked what prince charles's last name was and what the queen's last name was. so, here is prince charles's full name for those of you still wondering. >> charles phillip author george mountbaton windsor. >> the last name is a

combination of prince phillip's surname and the queen's surname, which was changed from wetten to windsor because it sounded too german. >> you can't make up this stuff. >> prince william's full name is -- >> queen wetten. just not -- doesn't have a good sound. >> wetten. gross. prince william's full name is -- >> william arthur phillip louis mountbaton windsor. >> okay. he and harry use wales in the military, because that's where they live, i guess. >> no their father is prince of wales. >> well, why is that your last name? if you are the prince of wales -- >> hoda thinks it should be hoda egypt. >> going to stay in sync with that, you could be kathie lee france. >> i love it. all right. so, here is the thing. as soon as the queen's children and grandchildren are titled, they take the title -- their title as their surname. >> here is the question. now, there's a good chance that the baby or babies that kate, you know, is having may be twins because a lot of women who

have -- >> this condition. very, very serious morning sickness. >> have twins. >> the good news. >> the question if there are twins and there is a c-section who will be the first born? 'cause that's the whole -- the money right there. the first born and the heir and the spare, they say. >> believe that kind of in the inner recesses of his brain, harry's kind of glad he doesn't have to be the king? he gets all the fun. >> the best life. >> all the perks, doesn't have the same responsibility. >> no kidding. >> i think you saw on television a doctor describing the c-section situation. what did she say? >> you don't choose which baby you are going to take out first, don't move one child aside and go grab the other one. it's whichever one is presenting itself first, you take that baby out. >> battling for room in the womb all that time and, you know, cesarean section is because you take the incision is section by section. i think it's seven layers of something you've got to get to before you get to the baby. i could be wrong.

i have had two, but who can remember. >> we don't know if it's twins, we're just saying that because it's interesting. >> don't know anything. at least we are honest. >> that's good. okay, there is a really disturbing photo that a lot of people have been talking about since yesterday. >> not going to show it? >> we can show it. a picture in the "new york post." the reason we are showing it because this is -- the photo itself what sparked most of the controversy, on the cover of "the post," a guy here about to get hit by a subway train and the title is entitled "doomed." the man who took the photograph is a freelance photographer for the "new york post" who happened to have been in the subway as he was going to cover the story on the homeless man without the shoes. >> yes. >> and he said that out of the corner of his eye, he saw someone go flying onto the tracks, he took his camera, which he had the strap wrapped around his wrist, he started snapping, he said, and the question matt asked him when he was on the show, why didn't you go in and do something, didn't you think could you have gone and helped, he looked so close

when you look at that picture? >> he said, number one there were other people closer. number two he said it was 20 seconds -- >> don't see anybody else from this picture. >> from the side. he said there were people standing, 'cause the platform is wider. >> so there are two controversies, why, number one, saw that the man was about to die didn't he throw his camera down and try to help the man up. first of all, he was trained to be a photographer. not making excuses for him. we don't know the truth about this man, basically. he is saying he was just trying to also use his flash to let the conductor of the subway train know that there was something going on. i don't know. the other one is should the "new york post" have even used it on their cover? >> if you have a photo, does it mean you should cover your newspaper? that's question. i mean, a lot of these guys who cover, not talking about this particular photographer, but if you're covering hurricanes and wars and stuff like that i'm sure a lot of photographs do battle with that because they are shooting tragedy and not putting their camera down hand rescuing everybody. >> chronicling it. >> it is a hard thing i think a

lot of these photographers do. this guy, he said he felt terrible for the family and stuff and they asked him about is he selling the photograph and he said he licensed the pictures. he gave -- he gave the memory card to the "new york post" before even looking at it said he was distraught, looked at it, they had to lighten this picture, 'cause it was dark. >> so i'm guessing we are asking y'all what you think. i saw it, yesterday's paper, i went, oh. i don't want certain images in my mind. i just don't. our prayer goes out to this man's family. >> shall we go to nice images? >> yes. >> nice images. >> something nice. >> this is great. have you seen the video of babies, you plop them in the swimming pool and they just somehow swim? babies just a few months old? >> 9-month-old twins. >> look at these, in england, they just float. like, hey, we are just floating. anyway, oh and swimming. why are they -- is that crazy? >> they are -- both of their parents are great swimmers. and it's -- comes very naturally to these kids, obviously, the parents are right there.

>> isn't that crazy, they are not scared. you know, and their faces are under. oh, hi, i'm under, turning over. >> we took our kids in the pool, ocean, everywhere, when they were tiny, tiny, tiny, 'cause we live on water and wanted them to -- and then we took them for ymca actual swimming lessons when they were, i think, six months to a year, i forget, but it was early, early on. >> that b roll ran from the bbc. that's awesome. >> so cute. so natural. >> cute. >> okay. now, do you know that women can tell that a man is a cheater just by looking at him? yep. another study. women can tell with some accuracy, dave, whether a male, anthony, is unfaithful or faithful simply by looking at his face. >> here, this is what i think. i think if there are ten guys lined up and they are all married and you have five minutes with each guy, without him knowing why you were meeting with him or talking to him, i think you could tell by that meeting whether or not they would cheat or they wouldn't. >> the way they came on to you?

>> yes. >> who is irresistible and insatiable if you know? >> it's that chemistry, you feel, some guys keep their hands to themselves. >> wouldn't you say faithfulness is also not just married people, people that are in a -- >> committed relationship. like sara. >> exactly. like that guy outside. >> agree with you, hoda, on that one this is our last day for the i do over bahamas get away. if you have a wedding or honeymoon go wrong we want to hear from you. so go to our web site, you get a chance to win a trip for two to the bahamas, includes round trip for two to the bahamas and include pictures. we want to see, even if it's somewhat distraught. it helps. but hotel and accommodations were provided by the bahamas ministry of tourism. like if weather hit or something like that, let us know. >> thank you, sweetheart. >> all righty. it is one of the most anticipated epic films of the year. we are talking about "the hobbit." >> going to chat with the leader of the dwarfs himself, richard armitage, after this.

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if you were a fan of "lord of the rings" and who wasn't, you can't wait for the next film. >> "the hobbit an unexpected journey" returns to middle earth. and the leader of the dwarfs wants to reclaim his homeland for his people. >> good for him. >> take a look-see. >> who did you tell? >> no one, i swear. >> what is going on? >> you are being hunted. >> i like you. down the hatch. >> how is that? >> i just brushed my teeth. >> so happy you're here. thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> so you are 6'2" at least, you seemed when you stood?

>> yes, yes, about 6'2" 1/2. >> leader of the dwarfs. >> how did that all work out? >> an interesting casting call. >> the phone call was very, very confusing. i walked around my living room with bent knees and hunched back and thinking what is he going to do? but then, of course, you realize that peter jackson is a digital genius and he will do all the work and i just focus on the script and the scene they gave me and went and met him. >> so everything -- can you explain a little bit how that's done, cgi? work screen, right? >> in order to make us smaller, they make us look bigger because if you shrink a person, they tend to look like a child. you want to just fix that warrior. so we have a muscle suit underneath and big boots. >> you had a brush with "the hobbit" when you were just a little boy, didn't you? a long, long time ago. >> did an equally high-profile production of "the hobbit" alex theater in birmingham. i was 13. >> not alabama. england.

>> i was 13, i got paid 15 pounds a week. gollum was made out of paper. the dragon -- didn't have money for a dragon, so he was a red light and a puff of smoke. >> that's why we love theater. >> and i was an elf. >> an elf? >> spinning around in circles, eating grapes, trying to tempt the dwarfs into the forest. . was that your first falling in love with the magic of acting, was that your first role? >> when i trace it back and look at the way i read that book, i feel like it really developed my imagination. and actually the imagination is a thing that carries you through and the reason i became an actor because i had a vivid imagination. >> full circle story that is. amazing. >> people have seen the trilogy "the hobbit" is the prequel to that? >> yes. >> what do they need to know in case they haven't seen the other three? >> absolutely nothing. i felt like the trilogy was like blood vessels that feed the hobbit so there's oxygen kind of flowing between the two ideas and there are cast members from both films that kind of appear together. so for those people that don't know the trilogy, it is a new experience. for those that do there are recognizable faces.

>> were you in new zealand for 18 months,as is peter's habit, shoots all three of the films? >> 278 films days. >> are you kidding? >> that's enough for sort of four movies really. >> next time you get a dwarf script i bet you're just going to say been there, done that? >> yeah. what that's all about thank you. >> what do you have next? >> wrapped on a movie called "black sky" which we shot in detroit a disaster movie about a tornado, an all found footage, it was really interesting experience. jim cameron's prodigy, steve quail that shot it. >> what do you play in that? >> a school teacher who loses his son in the storm and has to go in search of him. a delight to meet you. a little afraid, thought they fine english actor type. what's he going to have in common with us? >> nothing. >> wine. >> so nice to meet you. all the best. >> can i just say as well, we recently los eileen more ran, moran, who was one of the

executive producers. los her battle with ovarian cancer on monday, like to send our personal condolences to her family for myself and the cast of "the hobbit." >> thank you. >> thanks. >> i'm in love with him. >> me, too. >> "the hobbit: an unexpected journey", opens in theaters december 14th. [ male announcer ] research suggests cell health plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day men's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for men's health concerns as we age. it has 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day men's 50+.

it is winesday wednesday, so you know what that means. >> what the what. >> sara sifting through the photos. what do we got? >> from dana swimmer from charlotte, north carolina. >> oh, gosh. >> nothing says happy holidays like the popper in the background. that's from her niece. she takes this shot every year. it is their dog. >> was that the christmas card? >> yep. i don't think -- i think that might have been cropped out. >> poor dogs. no dignity. so sad. >> jennifer anderson from tampa, florida submitted this photo. >> no balls allowed in

restrooms. >> lord. >> at least it wasn't the men's room. >> that's funny. >> ha ha. >> just saying. >> next up, we have a photo from kristen robbins from zanesville, ohio. >> cute. >> precious. >> came in and found her asleep in there that is the dog's bed, parker. >> the baby crawled in. it was like she already -- warm up to this. adorable. adorable. >> oh, my gosh. >> i don't remember being that size. sherry summerville from new orleans, louisiana, sent this photo. this is the perfect mailbox. >> can i tell you, the people in new orleans know how to do it. they always have something going on. >> can't pay a bill if i can't reach it. >> if you don't have a sense of humor, you cannot get through life that is hysterical. >> a good one. >> finally, tracy from tucson, arizona, submitted this photo. soup of the day, whiskey, i'll take mine neat. you guys laughed a lot. >> those were all good today.

>> i don't know, something in the air. thank you, sara. >> send your photos at klgandhoda.com. >> get ready to name that -- not allowed to say that. >> that song. >> name that song. going to be the holiday edition of "who knew"? later, everyone has a story, a touching tribute to a young girl and her mother's christmas wish. >> but first, your local news and weather. there she is. precious little girl.

we are back on this winesday wednesday ready to play "who knew." nothing gets you in the spirit like classic holiday tunes. see if you can turn the fa la las into cash. kathy is across the street at the nbc experience store. ready to hand out $100 to those who get the answers right. those who don't get her awesome cd. helping me here, a good friend

of our program, elvis durant. >> hi, hoda, kathie lee, rather win the cd over the money. got to be honest. >> see what i'm saying, cath? over to you. >> love my elvis man. thank you, honey this lovely lady from mississippi. all right. finish the lyrics to this song made popular by mariah cary. ♪ i just want you for my own ♪ more than you could ever know ♪ ♪ make my wish come true ♪ all i want for christmas is you ♪ >> yeah! >> that was easy. >> that was easy. >> good girl. that was -- and i like she did it with a few hand motions. >> did you know when mariah did that video for her song, her then husband, tommy matolla, played santa claus. he always wanted to keep a close eye on her. >> certainly did. back across to kath. >> sweet lady from georgia. what item do alvin and the chipmunks wish for in the song "christmas don't be late," is it socks, drum, a football or a hula hoop? >> it's a hula hoop? >> yes, it is.

>> it's a sad day for kathy so far. >> i wouldn't know the answer i hate those chipmunk songs. good eatin'. someone likes the song that song got three grammys. >> are you kidding? did you say good eatin'? >> yeah, some chipmunk -- >> nasty. back across. let's go. >> from ontario, canada, name the artist who sings this original version of this popular holiday tune. ♪ rockin' around >> brenda lee. >> thought you'd be too young for that. >> that was fast. i thought she was too young for that, too. brenda lee sang that first. >> 1958, sounds like an adult. but brenda lee was 13 when she sang that. >> is that true? >> hormonal thing going on. she sounded older. i know everything. >> of course you do. back across to cath. >> this guy from where you were born, oklahoma. >> all right. >> hoda!

♪ where the win comes whipping down the plain ♪ finish the lyrics to this classic christmas song please. ♪ then one foggy christmas eve, santa came to say ♪ ♪ rudolph with your nose so bright won't you guide my sleigh tonight ♪ >> you know what we don't care what key he sings it in. okay. >> that is a classic. >> what trivia fact i have about that song. >> what do you have about that song? >> i don't know anything about that song. i mean it is what it is. >> that's it? >> "rudolph the red-nosed reindeer." >> kath, back to you. >> lovely lady from south carolina what is the top selling holiday album of all time? kenny g's miracles the how day album, josh groban "noelkn noelr >> the correct answer is kenny g's. i was thinking it was celine or mariah. >> no offense to kenny g fans but kenny g? really? got to love him. >> what about michael buble? they say his is hot. >> you got go with josh groban

that is my favorite out of all of those. >> is it? >> absolutely. >> back across to kath. >> a gentleman from queens, what was the dreidel made out of in dreidel, dreidel, dreidel. >> the dreidel is made out of clay. >> he knows. all right. >> dreidel. dreidel. dreidel. dreidel. dreidel is made of clay but originally in yiddish, it was play, which is lead. no one knew that. they say clay. >> back across. >> and a lady from california didn't know what it was either. okay. what was the -- all right. finish the lyrics please, ma'am, to this holiday classic. ♪ it's the happiest season of all ♪ ♪ with those holiday greetings and gay happy meetings when friends come to call ♪ ♪ it's the happen happiest season of all ♪

>> there will be bells made for ringing and holidays -- >> you're gonna love my cd. [ ding ] parties for hosting, marshmallows for toasting. you know what -- >> heavy greetings, i think. >> you know what i should say -- >> not my christmas cd. >> what i want. >> she got most of those. >> andy williams, 1963. >> all you know? all you know about that that one? >> all i know. >> time for one more lucky. >> we are out of money, but let's see. name the actor who sings this song, please. ♪ put on your yarmulke here comes hanukkah ♪ ♪ so much funnica celebrate hanukkah ♪ who is it? you can't. no cheating. >> um, adam sandler. >> well, we are out of money, i don't know what we are going to do not my problem. >> give her two cds.

>> adam sandler originally did that as a bit on ""saturday night live."" >> so great. >> recorded three of those, the last one ten years ago. ten years since he gave us -- since he has outed the jewish people in his christmas song, hanukkah song. >> elvis, thank you. point out that elvis, did you a lot of things for folks in staten island during a hurricane. >> we visited together. >> you have been doing a lot. thankful for everything you are doing. up next, a mother pays tribute to the light of her life, her 6-year-old daughter. wonderful. everyone has a story coming up next. questions?

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♪ everyone has a moment that changes their life ♪ today we meet our newest everyone has a story contest winner. crystal woodward who wrote in wanting to honor her 6-year-old daughter, vivian. >> we are going to meet everyone in a minute. but first, let's listen to crystal's story. >> christmas has always been my favorite time of year. most of all, i love the music. ♪ silent night

>> after my daughter, vivian, was born, i often sang "silent night" to her when she needed soothing. little did i know that my favorite carol was a foreshadowing of my life with vivian. this lovely little girl is my reason for breathing. and like all parents, i had hopes and dreams of what her life would be like. unfortunately, some parents also have a day that shatters those hopes. the first of those days was when i learned that my sweet girl was missing the nerve bundle that connects the two halves of her brain. at the age of 2, vivian was diagnosed with autism. it was the third diagnosis that was the most devastating to me. now, we are also dealing with a hearing impairment. i had to come to terms with the reality that nothing i had said to her, read to her or sang to her had been heard.

reality hit me when i understood that every night for my little girl was a silent night. while my daughter's birth has changed me, it is her life that has changed me even more. i have learned patience, compassion and understanding. every day, i deal with the loss of the perfect child i had expected at birth and that she can't truly hear or understand my beloved carols or other songs i sing to her. every day i deal with the fact i may never hear my daughter say "i love you, mommy." my christmas wish is that one day, vivian will hear and comprehend when i whisper "i love you." >> cristal is here with her her daughter vivian and her mother linda weeks. so nice to have all of you here. so hard for you. >> very hard. >> how is she doing, medically, your little girl? >> she is doing very well. we still have some endocrine

issues we deal with. she sees a couple of specialists about every six months just to do checkups, but doing beautifully. >> and linda, how devastating for your daughter, but you're her grandma, too. >> yes. >> you have been through -- she says you've been her rock. her -- >> she's been with us since viv was born, pretty much. it's hard to watch her go through all the struggles, all of the challenges, but i'm so proud of the way that she has handled everything. she gives viv all kinds of opportunities she would give any child. >> and you're a single mom. it's not easy for any single mom, but how do you endure? how do you make it through the days? how do you get fulfillment? >> i have got the best support system. got wonderful sisters. yeah. misty and jill, very, very supportive. their kids, my nieces and nephews are wonderful with her. i have never seen anything better. my parents. >> and how do you communicate

with your daughter? i know she can't -- can she hear anything at all? >> with her hearing aid, she can hear. we don't know exactly how much she hears. we don't know what she understands, they can't gauge any of that. but you know, so i just still talk to her all the time. >> of course. yes. >> and just kind of lead her along and, you know, she goes with me. she knew, as we were getting ready for the trip, she knew something was going on. she just didn't know what. and she has been -- the best little girl. >> on the trip, she had never been on a plane before, right? tell us how she did? >> she did wonderful, sat down and was good as gold. probably more devastating for me. >> she went right to sleep? >> yep. she went right to sleep. >> we are so happy you are here. we have a special performance for you. >> we do. >> beautiful, beautiful star, one of our stars in "scandalous"

and she's going to sing for us right after this. good morning. i'm meteorologist kim cunningham. this is your weather channel forecast for the next seven days. starting out with today's forecast, a pretty clear sky for most of the country. even the west just seeing the rain in the pacific northwest. the story this weekend through early next week will be the change in the pattern. we're going to see a ridge build across the northwest. we're going to see a trough over the central u.s. which means maybe some snow for us and some cold air. seeing our boundary now across the northern states, and pretty dry conditions overall. a little bit of rain into florida. but check out these temperatures. yes, they're cooler than they have been. but these temperatures still above average for a lot of us. 72 degrees in dallas. again we are south of that boundary. friday we get some gulf moisture to come northward. now we're dealing with showers to the northeast. but it is rain. it's not going to be snow. and then across the upper midwest and northern plains. snowshowers coming in minneapolis. this is the beginning of the

change. check out these temperatures in the 30s for a high. imagine what those lows are going to be like on friday. then our storm begins to come out of the rockies. and as it does that's where we're going to see some snowshowers anywhere from minneapolis, omaha, all the way back into denver. some accumulating snow in our forecast on sunday. will that mean no school on monday? well, stay tuned for that one. east coast dealing with the front at this point. but temperatures very warm out ahead of it. the upper 50s and even upper 60s on the back side. there's the snow. maybe even into chicago. temperature of 35 degrees on monday. a cold start to the week. drying out the plains. notice the west dry conditions. there's a ridge that's taken over. it's going to be a pretty decent weekend coming up. and even early next week from san francisco to los angeles with temperatures into the mid 60s. we'll stay in the 40s in the northeast. remember wake up with al monday through fright.

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we are back with our everyone has a story win, crystal woodward, along with her daughter, vivian and mom, linda. >> said you used to sing "silent night" to vivian, david friedman and i wrote this song for you, please welcome broadway performer from "scandalous," elizabeth ward land, singing "there's a silent night." ♪ ♪ oh, the dreams we have for our children ♪ ♪ or the plans we make for their lives ♪ ♪ or the joy we share on the day of their birth when our sweet gift from heaven finally arrives ♪ ♪ or the pain we feel to

discover the great challenges have come along ♪ ♪ and we think something's lost or there's been a mistake ♪ ♪ but we couldn't be any more wrong ♪ ♪ there's a silent night, a holy night ♪ ♪ where all is calm and all is bright ♪ ♪ and in this silent place there is love, there is light ♪ ♪ where our dreams can't be lost and our hearts can take flight ♪ ♪ beyond words, beyond hearing and singing ♪ ♪ we communicate being to being ♪ ♪ and a mother's love can be felt for a child by her holy infant so tender and mild ♪ ♪ as if bathed in a christmas candlelight ♪

♪ each day and each silent night ♪ and we let our loving enfold them ♪ ♪ the silence is teaching us too ♪ ♪ that unspeakable joy can be ours when we hold them and silently whisper my child, i love you ♪ ♪ in that silent night, that holy night ♪ ♪ where all is calm and all is bright ♪ ♪ and in that silent place where there's love and there's light ♪ ♪ where our dreams can't be lost and our hearts can take flight ♪ ♪ beyond words beyond hearing and seeing ♪ ♪ we communicate being to being ♪ ♪ and a mother's love can be felt by her child ♪ ♪ by her holy infant so tender and mild ♪ ♪ and she's bathed in a

christmas candlelight ♪ ♪ each day and each silent night ♪ ♪ each beautiful day and each happy, healing, holy silent night ♪ >> yay! >> gorgeous. >> beautiful. >> we are back with something special and more of "today" on nbc. >> nice! [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus presents the cold truth. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still "stubbed" up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a decongestant. no way. [ male announcer ] sorry. alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms plus has a fast acting decongestant to relieve your stuffy nose.

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we are back with everyone has a story, honoring a special family, elizabeth ward land performed "it's silent night." with us are david friedman and davie wild. in from los angeles. >> what did you think of your song? >> i loved it. that was so beautiful. thank you so much. >> it was spot on.

>> she seemed to be responding to it, didn't she? >> sure did. >> she hears pretty well. >> clapping. >> yes, elizabeth is magnificent. >> that's sweet. >> awesome. >> we know you have a lot of things you would like for your daughter. and i know one of the things you were hoping to get was an ipad, communicate a little bit better. we reached out to target they would like to give you two ipads, one for you and vivian as well as the leap frog leap pad explorer around the stylized cases and stuff. >> she likes it all right. >> yeah! >> be able to help you out a little bit there. >> thank you so much. >> god bless you all. merry christmas to you. >> all righty. coming up tomorrow, sara's gonna hang out with the boys of one direction. >> of course she is. plus a performance by the band marina and the diamonds, also ambush makeovers and hot toys for your kids. >> enjoy your winesday wednesday, everybody. hoda and i will see you at gallagher's from 11:30 to 1 and "scandalous." ♪ >> god bless, everybody. have a good day.